Sexploitation horror flick features blood, boobs, and a killer cover of "Bang a Gong"

By Blurt Staff

AL Jourhgensen just can't take a break.  Now that Ministry has wrapped up its farewell "C U La TouR," Jourgensen will concentrating on the release of the "Wicked Lake" soundtrack, set to arrive in stores on November 24, 2008 in conjunction with the film's October 7 DVD release.

For those who are wondering, "Wicked Lake" is a new horror film directed by Zach Passero and written by Adam Rockoff.  The film follows four seductive women as they coyly tease the locals and are eventually held hostage and terrorized in their cabin by several of the sex-crazed and sadistic locals they toyed with before.

See below for the awesome trailer! Lotsa nudity, blood, etc.

While "Wicked Lake" is Jourgensen's debut scoring for a feature film, it's not his first foray into soundtracks.  He wrote and performed tracks for Steven Spielberg's "Artificial Intelligence: AI" (2001), Paul Verhoeven's "RoboCop" (1987) and "The Matrix" (1999).

The soundtrack offers 15 tracks, mostly from artists on Jourgensen's 13th Planet's label.  The song list includes Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Prong, Ascension of The Watchers, and False Icons. One gem is a previously unreleased Ministry track, "Cuz U R Next," one of the last songs written by the late Paul Raven with Jourgensen.  Also on the soundtrack is a brand new Revolting Cocks track called "Hookerbot3000."

Jourgensen and the cast of "Wicked Lake" will be making an in-store appearance at Hollywood's Virgin Megastore on September 25 to publicize the film.

The complete track list:

"Evading"

Ascension of The Watchers

"Residual Presence"

Ascension of the Watchers

"Experiment in Terror"

Laika & the Cosmonauts

"10 Million Ways to Die"

Revolting Cocks

"Hookerbot3000"

Revolting Cocks

"Bang A Gong"

Ministry & Co-Conspirators

"Radar Love"

Ministry & Co-Conspirators

"Decay"

False Icons

"Cuz U R Next"

Ministry

"Can't Stop the Bleeding"

Prong

"No Justice"

Prong

"Combustion"

Meshuggah

"As I Destruct"

Threat Signal

"Nobody Knows What Killer Looks Like"

Hemlock

"Khyber Pass [Wicked Instrumental]"

Ministry

Let's paint the White House black this year, people.

By Fred Mills

Time is about to run out on your chance to vote in the latest BLURT poll. We told you: To hell with red/blue states - in the BLURT party, we let YOU pick the candidate and the veep!

And cast your ballots you have - with the ticket of Michael Stipe/Patti Smith currently just one vote ahead of the Jello Biafra/Mojo Nixon ticket. See the stats as they stand below.

We're personally chagrined that the George Clinton/Flavor Flav ticket hasn't proven more popular - are you saying you don't want another Clinton in the White House?

Even porn star Mary Carey and her running mate Courtney Love is beating the funk/hip-hopsters at this point, leaving those bastions of conservatism, Brooks & Dunn, angling to come in last in a dead tie with Clinton/Flav. But hey, like we said, YOU get to pick the candidates.

Just look for the BLURT poll running in the left-hand margin of our home. Like Mary Carey herself says, "Don't be a boob - get out and exercise your rights as an American citizen!"

George Clinton & Flavor Flav (1)        3%

Michael Stipe & Patti Smith (10)        27%

Jello Biafra & Mojo Nixon (9)            24%

Ted Nugent & Sammy Hagar (2)        5%

Brooks & Dunn (1)                             3%

Warren Haynes & Grace Potter (4)     11%

Kinky Friedman & Krist Novoselic (5)  14%

Little Richard & Little Steven (3)           8%

Mary Carey & Courtney Love (2)         5%

Sammy Hagar calls for change in new song/video.

By Randy Harward

Sammy Hagar’s donations to George W. Bush and California Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R) evidently—and insistence that he doesn’t mind that McCain used his Van Halen song “Right Now” at the RNC—don’t indicate he’s a true redhead. The title track to his new album Cosmic Universal Fashion (Roadrunner/Loud & Proud) was an online collaboration between Hagar and an Iraqi musician name Steven Lost. The video calls for ideologues from all sides to remove heads from heinie-holes and enact real change.

The clip picks up where VH’s “Right Now” video left off—in fact, it’s the same concept, and they admit as much at the beginning. “In 1992, 4 minutes and 18 seconds caught the world’s attention in a universal fashion,” flashes onscreen before a patchwork of images and “right now” statements lament the state of the world. The war and the current administration are ostensibly taken to task over the faltering economy, exorbitant fuel prices, health care, global warming, world hunger, American gluttony, rockstar politicians/political rockstars, fear-mongering and godlessness (although he appears to be non-denominational, showing pictures of Ganesha, Buddha and Christ). True to his partyin’ motherfuckerness, Hagar also bemoans spammers and the fact that strippers can’t retire on tips. (Oh, and he covers the Beastie Boys’ “Fight For Your Right To Party” on the album.)

Really, though, Hagar calls for everybody to pull their heads out and get serious about the country’s direction instead of continuing the red-blue slap fight. “We are light years ahead of where we thought we’d be in 1992, yet there will always be issues that continue to need our attention,” Hagar says in a press release. “With the upcoming election, global and national issues are at the forefront of everyone’s minds. “Cosmic Universal Fashion” is not about supporting left or right, blue or red, but rather an attempt to appeal to people on a personal level to get involved.”

This notwithstanding, it’s interesting to note that Dubya gets spanked twice, perhaps thrice, in the clip. When the song complains about presidential scandals, Bill Clinton is shown, then we see Bush shaking hands with Tony Blair. In another spot, a picture of the lame duck, lame-ass president is accompanied by a statement says he’s more an entertainer than politician. And Hagar and ex-VH bass player Michael Anthony stand arms folded to these words: “Right now it’s time to finish what you started.” We assume these pertain to the Iraq War as well as Hagar’s “do something” theme.

And mind you, the Red Rocker has never claimed to be overly Republican, citing a brand-conscious desire to be outwardly non-partisan. As he told USA Today last month, “I can't take the stage and preach to people, because unfortunately there will always be folks out there who'll say, ‘Oh, he thinks that, then I'll never go to his club again.’ So I just do what I do, and hope I don't insult anyone.

            “We're at a crossroads, for sure. If we don't make the right changes, right now, we'll have an even bigger depression and more wars. The best thing we can all do is not wait until the government does things, but instead just get involved in our own communities to help those around us.”

Compiled by Blurt Staff

206 digital, satellite and hi-def channels and nothin' on? Not likely. Here are BLURT's top music television picks of the day. The time is followed by the network/cable/satellite channel, then the name of the program and/or featured artist(s). All times are EST. For a comprehensive hour-by-hour listing, go to the VH1 Rock On TV site. Note that for certain channels, shows frequently repeat during the day on or subsequent days.

TIME (EST) / CHANNEL / PROGRAM / ARTIST(S)

8:00 AM TVONE: Tom Joyner Sky Show:  The O'Jays

11:00 AM FUSE: Loaded: Eminem

1:30 PM Sundance: Saving Jazz w/Irvin Mayfield , Tony Bennett , Wynton Marsalis , Kermit Ruffins , Ellis Marsalis , Irma Thomas

2:30 PM Sundance: Let's Rock Again! Joe Strummer , Mescaleros , The Clash

4:30 PM GSN: Family Feud: Village People vs. Disco Divas w/A Taste of Honey ,  Thelma Houston , Freda Payne , Village People , The Weather Girls

7:00 PM Ovation:  Profile: John Cale

8:00 PM RAVE HD: Soundstage:  Counting Crows and Shelby Lynne

12:00 AM RAVE HD: Later With Jools Holland: Green Day , Elvis Costello , Robbie Williams , Estelle , Nellie McKay , Jools Holland

12:05 AM ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Tokio Hotel

12:35 AM NBC: Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Marc Broussard

12:37 AM CBS: The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson: The Ting Tings

1:00 AM VH1C: Behind The Music: Pantera

Memo to journalists: here's how you should do interviews.

By Fred Mills

In a breathtaking triumph for brevity (and deadline-impaired copy editors), U2's the Edge gave Britain's NME an interview the other day on the subject of the band's new album, which had been heavily anticipated as a pre-Christmas blockbuster release.

"We're still writing and we're trying to take it to the next level. It's taking a while, but I'm told there's no short cut to greatness!" Doth quote the Edge, who quickly shuffled off to his pals waiting for him at the Amnesty International awards ceremony in London. (The Edge presented Peter Gabriel with the 2008 Ambassador of Conscience trophy.)

Now THAT's how an interview should be conducted. No fluff, just the basic facts.

A couple of weeks ago U2's Bono, posting to his band's website, broke the news that the album wouldn't be ready until next year:

"We've hit a rich songwriting vein. It gets a bit dark down here but looks like we've found diamonds not coal. I thought a while back we might have the album wrapped by now, but why come up above ground now if there's more priceless stuff to be found? It's been maddening...there have been injuries and recoveries, no babies born that I know of, but this one is nearly ready for the new year of 2009."

"It's a brand new chapter for us, and everyone we've played the tracks to has said that musically it feels like another departure. The last two records were very personal, with a kind of three-piece at their heart, the primary colours of rock - bass, guitars and drum. But what we're about now is of the same order as the transition that took us from The Joshua Tree to Achtung Baby. Early next year people will be able to start hearing what we've been doing. We want 2009 to be our year, so we're going to start making an impression very early on."

Earlier this year several tracks from the new album semi-leaked to the Internet via YouTube - alas, they've since been taken down, but you can read the whole ridiculous account (seriously - it's one of the dumbest things to happen in rock lately) HERE.

BLURT fave mounts tour supporting Waiting For the Sunrise album.

By Brian Creech

"I'm a huge Fleetwood Mac fan," David Vandervelde says about his music taste in BLURT's July issue.  Say what you will, but the guy surely seems to have learned a lot from listening to Rumours perhaps too many times.  His latest album, Waiting For the Sunrise, has drawn comparisons the Byrds to Bowie to Christie McVie, and he's ready to bring his sunny 70's AM radio sound to a  music hall/bar/church near you. 

The tour begins September 19 in Nashville, TN at the End and wraps up on October 28 in Houston, TX at Walter's on Washington.  Joining Vandervelde on tour will be Margot & the Nuclear So & So's as well as Secretly Canadian labelmates Magnolia Electric, Co. and Throw Me a Statue.  A big, groovy time is sure to be had by all.

And for those out there he need just a little bit more convincing, Secretly Canadian is currently streaming two tracks Waiting for the Sunrise for you to wet your whistle on.  Links and tour dates are listed below.

Finally, Vandervelde seems to have been anticipating the new Okkervil River album The Stand Ins a bit more than most.  Here, he covers the song "Singer Songwriter," the second track on The Stand Ins.

Waiting For The Sunrise MP3's:

"Someone Like You" - http://www.scjag.com/mp3/sc/someonelikeyou.mp3

"I Will Be Fine" - http://www.scjag.com/mp3/sc/iwillbefine.mp3

Tour Dates

9/19 --  Nashville, TN -- The End
9/27 -- Brooklyn, NY -- Union Hall*  
9/28 -- New York, NY --Mercury Lounge*
9/30 -- Iowa City, IA -- Old Brick Church**   
10/2 -- Denver, CO --The Bluebird Theater**
10/3 --  Salt Lake City, UT -- Kilby Court**
10/4 -- Reno, NV -- Tonic Bar**
10/5 -- San Francisco, CA -- The Independent**
10/7--  Los Angeles, CA - Troubador**
10/8 -- San Diego, CA - Casbah**
10/9 -- Phoenix, AZ -- Rhythm Room**
10/10 --  Tucson, AZ - Plush**
10/12 -- Austin, TX -- The Mohawk**
10/13 -- Houston, TX -- The Mink**
10/14 --  Norman, OK -- The Opolis**
10/15 --  St. Louis, MO -- Billiken Club**
10/17 -- Indianapolis, IN -- The Murat Arabian Room**
10/18 --  Bloomington, IN -- Buskirk-Chumley Theatre**
10/19 --  Columbus, OH -- Skully's Music Diner**
10/22 -- Louisville, KY - Headliners^
10/23 --  Asheville, NC -- Grey Eagle^
10/25 --  Birmingham, AL -- The Bottle Tree^
10/26 -- Memphis, TN -- Hi-Tone^
10/27 --  Denton, TX -- Rubber Gloves^
10/28 -- Houston, TX -- Walter's on Washington^
* w/ Throw Me The Statue
** w/ Margot & the Nuclear So & So's
^ w/ Magnolia Electric Company

Guarantee: 100% brainless fun or your money back.

By Fred Mills

Our friends at the esteemed MVD Entertainment Group have their fingers in a lot of different pies (so to speak) - so many, that we usually only plug a handful of their more notable music CDs and DVDs. Sometimes, though, a non-music product comes down the MVD pike that just screams "BLURT." Or at least the cover art does....

So here ya go: Bikini Bloodbath Carwash, due Oct. 28 from Eclectic/MVD, billed as "100% brainless fun." Which, if you've been paying attention, is a pretty good description for BLURT, too!

 Here's the synopsis of the 72-minute "film." Seances, sorority girls, Chef Death, bikinis, blood - what's not to like?

Jenny (Rachael Robbins) a freshman at Community College University earns her tuition by working at Miss Johnson's (Debbie Rochon) Bikini Carwash along with her seven gorgeous classmates. After work, Jenny and friends accidentally resurrect the infamous Chef Death during a seance. Chef Death finds the bikini clad girls at Miss Johnson's year end party and the blood bath begins. This campy splatterfest is 100% pure brainless fun.

Legendary keyboardsman co-founded equally legenday band.

By Fred Mills

Richard "Rick" Wright, founding member and keyboardist for Pink Floyd, died today at his home in England following a short battle with cancer. According to A.P. reports Wright's family has not released any details about the death and the news was announced by a spokesman for the band. Wright was 65.

Wright founded the band in 1965 along with Roger Waters, Syd Barrett and Nick Mason, and though his relationship later became stormy with Waters - he was forced out of the band during the making of The Wall, only to be "hired" back as a session musician, ultimately leading him to quit in the early ‘80s - he returned to the fold in the post-Waters era when guitarist David Gilmore took the helms of the band. Over the years he continued to work with Gilmore, both in Pink Floyd and on Gilmore's solo projects. In 2005 Wright, Gilmore, Mason and Waters performed a one-off reunion show at the Live 8 festival in London.

Wright also released a couple of modest-selling but well-regarded solo albums, 1978's Wet Dream and 1996's Broken China. Both are well-worth seeking out.

[Photo Credit: Deep Schism/Creative Commons, Wikipedia]

First new album of studio material from the Runt in four years.

By Blurt Staff

Todd Rundgren is hitting the road this fall in support of  his first full-length record of original studio material in 4 years, entitled Arena.  The album is out on September 30^th  via newly launched music venture Hi Fi Recordings. 

Of Arena, recorded in the Runt's current home state of Hawaii, is more guitar-based than fans have come to expect of the auteur, whose studio recordings in recent years have dipped heavily into electronica. Observes Rundgren, "I found myself just going out and doing this sort of guerilla guitar quartet thing around the country and around Canada. So when it came time to make a record, I thought maybe I'll just continue in that vein and write something that is appropriate to the guitar, since the fans seem to be enjoying it so much. So when I decided to write a new album, I knew beforehand it was going to be this kind of old-school guitar-rock record."

Known as a man of musical innovation, Rundgren's latest release draws from his vast career experiences as a performer, songwriter and producer - including notable achievements on the cutting edge of music and technology such as: the first live nationally broadcast stereo radio concert (by microwave), which linked 40 cities around the country in 1978; the very first two commercially released music videos, one of which was nominated for the first-ever Grammy awarded for "Best Short Form Video" in 1983; and the launch of PatroNet, the world's first direct artist subscription service; and of course there are the hit songs, including ‘Couldn't I Just Tell You,' 'Hello It's Me', 'I Saw The Light', 'Can We Still be Friends', and 'Bang The Drum.'

Todd Rundgren Tour Dates:

10/1                                         The Triple Door                                  Seattle, WA

10/4                                        BR Cohn Winery Amphitheatre       Glen Ellen CA

10/6                                        Park West                                           Chicago, IL

10/7                                         Barrymore Theater                            Madison. WI

10/9                                        Mayo Center                                      Morristown, NJ

10/10                                       Rex Theater                                       Pittsburgh, PA

10/11                                        Tarrytown Music Hall                        Tarrytown, NY

10/13                                       Bijou Theater                                     Knoxville, TN

10/15                                       The Orange Peel                                Asheville, NC

Todd & Utopia doing "Couldn't I Just Tell You" revisited...

By Fred Mills

For our latest installment in the BlurtTube Flashback series (translation: we were nosing around on YouTube and found some cool music video clips and we don't have anything better to do at the moment) we bring you a killer klip of Todd Rundgren, fronting his band Utopia, on Germany's Rockpalast in '77 doing the all-time Runt classic "Couldn't I Just Tell You."

Nice - and timely, too, given that Rundgren just announced a national tour in support of his first album of studio material in four years, Arena, due Sept. 30.